A Taste of Summer: Peach Cornbread

The fragrance of ripe peaches is as sensuous as Number 5. They draw you into their presence and urge you to fit just one more in the bag. Once the juicy flavor grenades are brought home, usually two fates await. They will be quickly devoured within the first few days or left to sit around with the best of intentions, ultimately lending themselves to over ripening. Here is an option for what to do with peaches that are on the verge of too ripe: bake up a rich cakey peach cornbread. The recipe uses up a lot of pantry staples keeping the need to go shopping for ingredients to a minimum. It’s slightly sweet, making it able to be served with a smear of creamy butter for breakfast or topped with whipped cream for dessert.

Norm’s Notes: The Ripe Stuff

Most baked goods loaded with fruit have a serious problem of baking inconsistently. Often gooey pockets of batter surround fruit pieces while the foundation and tops are perfectly cooked or worse, the whole thing ends up overcooked. To overcome this problem, I chose to chop the fruit to give it better distribution and help the cornbread to cook evenly. The peach pieces are also lightly coated with cornstarch to help with the gelling of the fruit juices, keeping them suspended in the batter.

Be sure to pay attention to the technique of melting the butter in the skillet over low heat while you prepare the batter. It really aids in baking the cornbread, helping to set the crust and reducing the amount of time it needs to stay in the oven. Also, the stand time is crucial to the recipe. This final rest sets the structure of the cornbread as it continues to cook off the heat, allowing you to cut a hefty wedge without it falling apart.

Like a moist cake, this one gets a little better the day after baking, if you still have any left.

3. Stir cornmeal and next 4 ingredients together in a large bowl until blended. Whisk honey (or brown sugar) and next 2 ingredients together in a medium bowl until blended. Whisk honey mixture into cornmeal mixture until smooth. Stir in melted butter until just blended.

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